執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月29日 | Words
“Beware the curse of the mummy!” Mummies appear in Halloween movies as monsters all wrapped in bandages. Mummies were made by the ancient Egyptians. They preserved the dead bodies of important people and wrapped them in cloth. They only come back to life in stories....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月22日 | Words
“In winter, bears and other animals hibernate to conserve energy.” Many types of animals sleep through the winter. This is called hibernation. They build up stores of fat so they can survive the winter without eating. Then they spend all winter sleeping, so they don’t...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月15日 | Words
“Please rake all the leaves in the yard into a pile.” In autumn, leaves fall off the trees and pile up all over the ground. If someone talks about raking up leaves, you know they mean the fallen leaves. If they say the leaves are pretty, they probably mean the leaves...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月08日 | Words
“Moles are digging up my back yard.” A mole is an animal that burrows in the ground. They spend most of their time underground, so they don’t need to see very well. They eat things like worms and insects that they find in the ground. 「モグラが裏庭を掘り起こしてしまっている。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年10月01日 | Words
“John was a thrifty man who did most of his shopping at the second-hand store.” A thrifty person doesn’t like to spend a lot of money. He or she doesn’t buy unnecessary things and always finds a good price. Are you thrifty? Have you found a good deal recently?...